Stove



Feb. 5, 1935. B. B. .KAHN 1,989,933

STOVE Filed Dec. 12, 1932 Patented Feb. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES STOVEBertrand B. Kahn, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to The Estate StoveCompany, Hamilton, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application December 12, 1932, Serial No. 646,745

3 Claims.-

This invention relates to stoves.

One of the principal objects of the invention is the provision in acooking stove of a compartment, as for toasting, carried in a readilyaccessible, readily replaceable member of the stove structure.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description, the accompanying drawing and the appended claims.

In the drawing, which discloses a preferred embodiment of theinvention,-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the stove having a splasher back whichis constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevational view with some of the parts shownin section for clear- 20 ness of illustration;

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the splasher back; and

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the splasher back. Referring to thedrawing, in which like characters of reference designate like partsthroughout the several views thereof, there is illustrated a stovehaving a cooking top 11, and an adjacently related oven 12 which standsabove the usual stove broiler 13. In the construction of stove 3 shown,there is a back member 14 which extends upwardly from the rear of thecooking top 11 and at the side of the oven 12 to serve as a splasherback. As shown, the splasher back terminates at the oven top. A shelf 15is provided, and a panel like member 21 extends across the top of thestove. As illustrated, a small cooking compartment is carried by thesplasher back.

This splasher back, or the like, is preferably a readily replaceablepart or panel, like member of the stove structure so that the stove maybe provided with the cooking compartment originally or by later additionof this compartment carrying panel, as desired.

The splasher back is illustrated as being formed as a verticallyextending panel having a plate like face 16 and a perpendicularlyextending flange 1'7. The splasher back is removably attached to thestove as by bolting it thereon. As shown, the oven side is provided witha bolt hole 18 to receive the bolt 19 that passes through the splasherback flange, and additional bolts join the flange and cooking top asindicated at 20.

The splasher back compartment 10 is con- (Cl. 219-l9) structed as atoaster and is formed as a housing 23 projecting rearwardly from thesplasher back face 16 at an opening 22 formed therein. The housing 23 isthe bounding wall of the toaster, and is preferably of such size thattwo pieces of bread may be toasted simultaneously. As a toaster thiscompartment is of such capacity as to have a face opening of about 4 x9". The housing as constructed has a depth of about 2 and, as shown, thebounding flange 17 of 10 the splasher back is of suflicient width thatthe compartment housing stands within the confines of the splasher back.

A toast supporting rack 25, which is preferably formed as a wire grill,stands within the 15 housing and is positioned to support slices ofbread, indicated diagrammatically at 26, during a toasting operation. Aheat source is also enclosed within the housing 23 and is illustrated asa heating coil 27 suitably mounted upon insulating members 28 that arecarried by the housmg.

The open side of the housing 23, defined by the splasher back opening22, is closed by a door 30 which is shown hinged at 31 to the face 16 ofthe splasher back so that it may open downwardly to a position in whichit overlies the cooking top. For convenience in operation the door isprovided with a handle 32, and is provided with a latch 33 that servesto' retain the door in closed position. As the article supporting rackand heat source are confined within the housing 23 the door 30 may beconstructed so that in closed position it stands substantially flushwith the front face 16 of the splasher back.

To aid in handling the pieces of bread during a toasting operation therear side of the door 30 is provided with guiding means shown as formedwire members 34 which serve to maintain the toast in proper positionduring preparation, and 40 which serve also as a means of automaticallyturning the toast upon opening the door. As shown, the supporting rack25 is inclined somewhat, and the guiding members 34 terminate ininwardly extending fingers 35 which are cooperatively associated withthe rack members 25 so that the lower edge of toast is supported on thefingers and is moved outwardly to an inclined position upon opening thedoor. The proportioning of parts is such that upon opening the door asufficient amount the toast is inclined to a position whereby it willfall by gravity onto the guide members 34 to automatically reverse itspositioning in the toaster;

The operation of the heat source is controlled from a handle whichprojects from the front face of the splasher back. As shown, the,heating element 27 is connected by lead wires 37 which are- 'as such.Such an arrangement permits the splasher back to be furnished as areplacement part so that if desired the user of a stove having a plainsplasher back may easily substitute one incorporating a toastingcompartment. As the toasting compartment and control means therefor forma part of the splasher backthe change is easily made by merelyunfastening the plain splasher back and assembling the unitary splasherback and toasting compartment.

By providing a small cooking compartment within the splasher back thestove user is afiorded' a convenient means of preparing small quantitiesof food quickly and without the waste of fuel necessary to warm up alarge space such as the stove broiler. By constructing the cookingcompartment within the confines of the splasher back there is noprojection beyond the rear wall of the stove to interfere with itspositioning adjacent a wall of a room and, as the compartment doorcloses substantiall flush with the front face of the splasher back itoffers no interference to the use of the stove cooking top.

- While the form of apparatus herein described. constitutes a preferredembodiment of the invention, it is to be' understoodthat the inventionis not limited to this precise form of apparatus, and that changes maybe made therein without departing from the scope of the invention whichis defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a stove, a cooking top, a splasher back extending upwardly fromsaid cooking top, a toaster compartment carried by said splasher back,and a door for said compartment attached to said splasher back andopening over said cooking top, said door in closed position standingsubstantially flush with said splasher back.

2. In a stove, a cooking top, a splasher back extending upwardly fromsaid cooking top, said splasher back having an opening therein, atoaster compartment carried by said splasher back on the side facingrearwardly from the cooking top, said toaster compartment comprising aback wall and side walls joined to said splasher back adjacent the edgeof the opening therein,

and a door hinged to said splasher back and forming a closure for saidopening and toaster compartment.

3. In a stove a cooking top,a splasher back extending upwardly from saidcooking top, said splasher back comprising a plate-like portion havingan opening therein and an upturned flange, a toaster compartment carriedby said plate-like portion on the same side as the flange andsurrounding the opening, said toaster compartment having a depth nogreater than the flange width, and a. door attached to the platelikeportion at the opening therein and forming a closure forsaid toastercompartment.

BER'I'RAND B. KAHN.

